Metro-to-LAX station will welcome commuters by bus, car, on foot and bicycle

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Metro is promoting the extension of the Green Line to LAX with a video featuring Angelenos pining for an easier way to get to the airport. The final environmental impact report for the Airport Metro Connector 96th Transit Station will be released Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, for public review. (Image via Metro video)

LOS ANGELES — Starting Wednesday, residents will have a final chance to have their say on the proposed light rail station connecting Los Angeles International Airport’s planned people mover with the Crenshaw/LAX and Green lines.

The final environmental impact report for the Airport Metro Connector 96th Transit Station, near Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street, will be released Wednesday for public review, ahead of the Metro board of directors considering certification of the report on Dec. 1.

The station is part of the Crenshaw/LAX line and will link up Metro rail to a planned automated people mover at LAX that is being built by Los Angeles World Airports, the city airport agency. There is currently no direct rail connection to LAX.

The proposed station will feature three light rail platforms, a bus plaza, a drop-off area, bicycle hub and a pedestrian plaza.

Metro is hoping to complete the Crenshaw/LAX line project in time to begin operating it in 2019.